Question 1

Why is testing an infant a difficult task? Explain how infants are tested using the Gesell and Bayley instruments.

Accepted Answer

Tests that assess infants are necessaril...

Question 2

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)   Howard Gardner
B)   multiple intelligence
C)   insightful skills for analyzing others
D)   two-factor theory

Question 3

___________________ is associated with emotional intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gardner
B)   Sternberg
C)   Goleman
D)   Therman

Question 4

The IQ is to the Stanford-Binet as the ______ is to the Gesell scale.

Accepted Answer

A)   normal distribution
B)   developmental quotient
C)   validity rating
D)   Apgar score

Question 5

Nine-year-old Amir has developed study skills that help him succeed in school.Sternberg would argue that this skill is best identified with __________ intelligence.

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A)   general
B)   practical
C)   creative
D)   analytical

Question 6

An overall developmental score that combines subscores in the motor,language,adaptive,and personal-social domains in the Gesell assessment of infants is called the

Accepted Answer

A)   intelligence quotient.
B)   developmental quotient.
C)   infant profile.
D)   neonatal assessment score.

Question 7

Recent research has indicated a decline in creative thinking among U.S.schoolchildren.A reason cited for this decrease is

Accepted Answer

A)   increased TV viewing.
B)   decreased emphasis on creative thinking.
C)   increased video gaming.
D)   All of these.

Question 8

Who originally devised the concept of intelligence quotient?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Binet
B)   Sir Francis Galton
C)   David Wechsler
D)   William Stern

Question 9

Your pediatrician has just examined your 6-month-old son.In his report the doctor writes,"Motor skills are adequate,language is developmentally appropriate,adaptive and personal-social characteristics are developmentally on time." Given this information,your son was likely assessed using the

Accepted Answer

A)   Gesell scale.
B)   WPPSI-III.
C)   Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
D)   Stanford-Binet intelligence test.

Question 10

Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favoring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

Accepted Answer

Researchers have developed culture-fair ...

Question 11

According to Gardner,which statement is true regarding the eight types of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   A person must have at least half of the eight intelligences in order to be considered normal.
B)   A person must have verbal and mathematical skills and the others are not very important.
C)   A person must have the same level of achievement in all eight types in order to be considered gifted.
D)   Everyone has all of these intelligences but to varying degrees and we learn and process in different ways.

Question 12

_________________________ is the anxiety that one's behavior might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group.For example,when African Americans take an intelligence test,they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that they are "intellectually inferior."

Accepted Answer

A)   Stereotype advantage
B)   Stereotype threat
C)   Anxiety setback
D)   Full anticipation

Question 13

How are intelligence and creativity related?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most intelligent people are creative.
B)   Most creative people are intelligent.
C)   There is an inverse relationship between creativity and intelligence.
D)   Intelligence and creativity are unrelated.

Question 14

Anthony has an IQ of 89 and Joseph has an IQ of 112.If these scores are from the Stanford-Binet test,then

Accepted Answer

A)   Joseph is older than Anthony.
B)   Joseph is considered gifted and Anthony is considered dull.
C)   Anthony and Joseph both fall in the "normal" range.
D)   Joseph is considered 23 percent more intelligent than Anthony.

Question 15

If Dr.Proctor tells you that she is about to administer a developmental scale,you would conclude that she is working with a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   infant.
B)   mentally retarded student.
C)   gifted student.
D)   adult.

Question 16

The stable and consistent ways that people are different from one another describes

Accepted Answer

A)   Gardner's theory.
B)   individual differences.
C)   Binet's testing.
D)   cognitive challenges.

Question 17

Which of the following was not identified as one of the major controversial issues concerning intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   nature versus nurture determinants of intelligence
B)   use and misuse of intelligence tests
C)   IQ versus DQ scoring systems
D)   gender and ethnic differences in intelligence

Question 18

Tests for ___________________ contain more items related to perceptual-motor development and measures of social interaction,and contain fewer verbal measures.

Accepted Answer

A)   infants
B)   primary-grade children
C)   intermediate-grade children
D)   adolescent children

Question 19

___________________________ intelligence testing aims to avoid cultural bias.

Accepted Answer

A)   Culture-fair
B)   Culture-bias
C)   Bias-resistant
D)   Socioeconomic improvement

Question 20

If Jaedyn's mental age and her chronological age are the same,what is her IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)   50
B)   75
C)   100
D)   120

Exam 8: Intelligence

Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favoring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

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If Dr.Proctor tells you that she is about to administer a developmental scale,you would conclude that she is working with a(n)

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If Jaedyn's mental age and her chronological age are the same,what is her IQ?

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According to Gardner,which statement is true regarding the eight types of intelligence?

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Who originally devised the concept of intelligence quotient?

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Why is testing an infant a difficult task? Explain how infants are tested using the Gesell and Bayley instruments.

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The IQ is to the Stanford-Binet as the ______ is to the Gesell scale.

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Which of the following does not belong with the others?

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_________________________ is the anxiety that one's behavior might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group.For example,when African Americans take an intelligence test,they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that they are "intellectually inferior."

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Tests for ___________________ contain more items related to perceptual-motor development and measures of social interaction,and contain fewer verbal measures.

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Your pediatrician has just examined your 6-month-old son.In his report the doctor writes,"Motor skills are adequate,language is developmentally appropriate,adaptive and personal-social characteristics are developmentally on time." Given this information,your son was likely assessed using the

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The stable and consistent ways that people are different from one another describes

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Which of the following was not identified as one of the major controversial issues concerning intelligence?

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___________________________ intelligence testing aims to avoid cultural bias.

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An overall developmental score that combines subscores in the motor,language,adaptive,and personal-social domains in the Gesell assessment of infants is called the

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Nine-year-old Amir has developed study skills that help him succeed in school.Sternberg would argue that this skill is best identified with __________ intelligence.

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___________________ is associated with emotional intelligence.

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Anthony has an IQ of 89 and Joseph has an IQ of 112.If these scores are from the Stanford-Binet test,then

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Recent research has indicated a decline in creative thinking among U.S.schoolchildren.A reason cited for this decrease is

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How are intelligence and creativity related?

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